One fragment of red cedar(?) checker plaited basketry with two bands of decorative twining present. A cordage handle is also present. It is composed of twigs that have been split up the shaft and twisted together. Object is directly labled in black ink "188". Three bags of loose material are assoicated with this object.

One fragment of a checkerboard plaited basket, possible red cedar. Cordage tied in a knot is also found on the fragment. The selvage is present. There are two bags of associated loose debris.

A fragment of open twining basketry possibly made from red cedar. The selvage is present. There are three bags of loose fragments associated with the basket.

A fragment of open twined basketry possibly made from red cedar. There are three bags of loose fragments associated with the basket.

A fragment of red cedar checker plaited basketry. Attached to the basket is a piece of cordage, 9 cm long and .4 cm wide, and a rock, 1.6 cm long and 1.1cm wide. There are three bags of loose fragments associated with the basket.

"Class IV Basketry, twilled-limb cradle" David Munsell, 1976 Excavation of the Conway Wetsite. Three main pieces along with many smaller broken fragments. Two of the main pieces represent the edges of the cradle: one is around two feet long and broken at one end, the other is around fourteen inches long. The third main piece represents a portion of the body of the cradle, which is now very loosely woven and falling apart. See condition report. This object was assigned a temporary catalog number for loan purposes. (A. Watts 3/13/2003)

Six weir sticks and six pieces of double-weft twine wood. Fish weir consisting of six pieces of wood attached to each other by six smaller pieces of wood. Smaller pieces of wood twined over and under larger pieces. (D. Baughman 03/07/2003) This weir was treated with polythylene glycol in the manner described by Seborg (1962). Soil matrix was removed via a fine spray of water. Specimens were then soaked in ethanol for 2 days to reduce trapped water. After removal from the ethanol bath, specimens were soaked in a 2:1 aqueous solution of 1,000 molecular weight polyethylene glycol for 2 to 4 days. After this treatment, specimens were placed on wire racks to dry for approximately two weeks. Four years later, the specimens had dried out and were treated again. (This information was taken from the catalog record for 1983-72/1 which was found/excavated with the weir) K. Meyers 10/04/06. DESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS: On June 29, 2006, Archaeology staff used a fine dremel tool saw blade to carefully remove a 3.2g sample from one of the stakes. The section was selected because it provided the most likely spot for identification without having to remove a significant portion of the wood. A 1.0g sample of withe was also removed. This withe piece had already come loose from the weir. These two samples were taken in order to determine species identification and to get a radiocarbon date. The samples were sent to Sissel Johannessen, paleobotanist, Demeter Research. Please see L.183 in Past Perfect. Photos of the weir, before and after removal of the samples can be found at I:\Archaeology\1983-72. L.Phillips, 7/13/2006. The above mentioned samples were returned by Sissel Johannessen, Demeter Research on 8/17/2006. The fish weir stake, 2.7g upon return, was determined to be 12 year old Douglas-fir. The fish weir withe, 0.6g upon return, is likely Western redcedar, possibly 3 years old at the time of felling. Sissel Johannessen also found an orange organic material growing on the stake sample, but not the withe sample. The organic growth will effect radiocarbon dating, however the entire sample is not contaminated so BetaAnalytic will extract an uncontaminated portion for dating. See Johannessen, 2006. Photos of the returned samples can be found at I:\Archaeology\1983-72. K. Meyers 10/04/06. The 0.6g fish weir withe sample (Beta-222207, 1983-72/3Sa2) and 2.7g fish weir stake sample (Beta-222208, 1983-72/3Sa1) returned from Demeter Research were sent to BetaAnalytic for solvent extraction, SEM, and AMS dating on 10/09/2006. The fish weir stake sample will be separated to remove the orange organic contamination prior to dating. See loan # L.187 in Past Perfect. K. Meyers 10/09/2006. A radiocarbon date was successfully obtained for the fish weir withe sample and the fish weir stake sample. The fish weir withe, sample 1983-72/3SA2, was assigned a laboratory number of Beta-222207 by Beta Analytic. An conventional uncalibrated age of 320 +/- 40 years BP was obtained. Three radiocarbon ages were obtained through an intercept of the radiocarbon age with a calibration curve. The ages were: Cal AD 1530 (Cal BP 420) Cal AD 1560 (Cal BP 390) Cal AD 1630 (Cal BP 320) The age range for the calibrated data is Cal AD 1500 to 1640 (Cal BP 450 to 310). The fish wier stake, sample 1983-72/3SA1, was assigned a laboratory number of Beta-222208 by Beta Analytic. A conventional uncalibrated age of 380 +/- 40 BP was obtained. When the radiocarbon data was calibrated through the interception with a calibration curve, an age of Cal AD 1480 (Cal BP 470) was obtained. The age ranges obtained for the sample are Cal AD 1450 to 1520 (Cal BP 500 to 430) and Cal AD 1590 to 1620 (Cal BP 360 to 330). D. Sedar 4/30/2009.

One fragmentary side of clam-style basket with double loop handle. This specimen is a Class I basket. According to Munsell (1976) (see bib for full citation), Class I baskets are made of twined limb. The catalog number was assigned on the basis of the accession file inventory list. This basket was treated with polythylene glycol in the manner described by Seborg (1962). Soil matrix was removed via a fine spray of water. Specimens were then soaked in ethanol for 2 days to reduce trapped water. After removal from the ethanol bath, specimens were soaked in a 2:1 aqueous solution of 1,000 molecular weight polyethylene glycol for 2 to 4 days. After this treatment, specimens were placed on wire racks to dry for approximately two weeks. Four years later, the specimens had dried out and were treated again. The treatment has stained and darkened this specimen.

This specimen is a Class I basket. According to Munsell (1976) (see bib for full citation), Class I baskets are made of twined limb. Catalog number was assigned on the basis of the accession file inventory list. This object is not 45SK59b/5 based on the desription of the basketry card for 45SK59b/5. This basket was treated with polythylene glycol in the manner described by Seborg (1962). Soil matrix was removed via a fine spray of water. Specimens were then soaked in ethanol for 2 days to reduce trapped water. After removal from th eethanol bath, specimens were soaked in a 2:1 aqueous solution of 1,000 molecular weight polyethylene glycol for 2 to 4 days. After this treatment, specimens were placed on wire racks to dry for approximately two weeks. Four years later, the specimens had dried out and were treated again. The treatment has stained and darkened this specimen.

Discovered at Wapato Creek Fish Weir (45-PI-47), excavated by David A. Munsell. Hat is in two pieces (see Condition tab). The following description is summarized from page 51 of Munsell, David A. (1976) Wapato Creek Fish Weir Site 45PI47 Tacoma, Washington. In: Croes, Dale R. (ed.) The Excavation of Water-Saturated Archaeological Sites (Wet Sites) On the Northwest Coast of North America pp 45-57: "The hat was mixed in with organic debris caught in the weir. Construction is of western red cedar, plain twined and conical in form. A liner is attached to the outer hat via the liner's warps. The warps are bound together at the cone point for 5 cm, then plain twined for 6.5 cm at which they turn back on themselves at 18 cm, from point of crown, for 6.5 cm, leaving the long warps protruding and free of attachment. The outer hat is plain twined, starting with the warps in the checker weave for a distance of 2 cm. The warps are then further split and twining commences." This hat was treated with polythylene glycol in the manner described by Seborg (1962). Soil matrix was removed via a fine spray of water. Specimens were then soaked in ethanol for 2 days to reduce trapped water. After removal from the ethanol bath, specimens were soaked in a 2:1 aqueous solution of 1,000 molecular weight polyethylene glycol for 2 to 4 days. After this treatment, specimens were placed on wire racks to dry for approximately two weeks. Four years later, the specimens had dried out and were treated again. The treatment has stained and darkened this specimen. DESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS: On June 29, 2006, Archaeology staff used a scalpel blade to carefully remove a 0.6g sample of the hat in order to determine species identification and to get a radiocarbon date. The sample was selected because it was part of the unattached portion of the hat, and represented pieces of the warp and the weft. The sample was sent to Sissel Johannessen, paleobotanist, Demeter Research. Please see L.183 in Past Perfect. Photos of the hat, before and after removal of the sample can be found at I:\Archaeology\1983-72. L.Phillips, 7/13/2006. The above mentioned sample was returned by Sissel Johannessen, Demeter Research on 8/17/2006. The sample, 0.4g upon return, was found to match fibers of Western redcedar in a comparative collection. A black "gummy" material substance was found to be applied to the hat. Johannessen does not think this is a result of rot or discoloration by water, but rather a tar-like substance applied overall. This substance may or may not effect radiocarbon dating. See Johannessen, 2006. Photos of the returned sample can be found at I:\Archaeology\1983-72. K. Meyers 10/04/06. The 0.4g sample returned from Demeter Research was sent to BetaAnalytic for solvent extraction, SEM, and AMS dating on 10/09/2006. See loan # L.187 in Past Perfect. K. Meyers 10/09/2006. A radiocarbon date was successfully obtained for the cedar bark hat, sample 1983-72/1SA1. It was assigned a laboratory number of Beta-222206 by Beta Analytic. An uncalibrated age of 420 +/- 40 years BP was obtained. When the radiocarbon age was intercepted with a calibration curve a date of Cal AD1450 AD (Cal BP 500) was obtained. The range for the radiocarbon date is from Cal AD 1440 to 1480 (Cal BP 510 to 470 BP). D. Sedar 4/30/2009. A photograph and description of this hat was included on page 137 of the catalog for the Seattle Art Museum exhibit "S'abadeb, The Gifts" for which this object was loaned in 2008 (loan # L.210) The title of the book is "S'abadeb The Gifts: Pacific Coast Salish Art and Artists," Barbara Brotherton editor, and is located in the Archaeology library in room 29. A. Deep 01/12/2009.